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Pakistani, Chinese navies play important roles in maintaining maritime order of Indian Ocean: Exclusive with Pakistan Navy chief Liu Xuanzun and Guo Yuandan Published: Feb 04, 2021 04:23 PM Editors Note: The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is scheduled to participate in the Multinational Exercise AMAN-2021 hosted by Pakistan in February as dozens of navies around the world are about to gather in Karachi. Global Times reporters Liu Xuanzun and Guo Yuandan (GT) recently had an exclus...

PLA exercises in S.China Sea ‘not related to US carrier activity’ Liu Xuanzun Published: Jan 27, 2021 07:43 PM Two JH-7 fighter bombers attached to a naval aviation brigade under the PLA Northern Theater Command taxi on the flightline where the snow blanket has been cleared during a flight training exercise in early January, 2021. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Duan Yanbing)  The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) started a series of exercises in the South China Sea on Wednesday, whic...

US flexes muscles and stirs up trouble in Taiwan Strait: defense spokesperson BEIJING, Dec. 31 – The provocative actions of the US military vessels sent erroneous signals to the “Taiwan Independence” forces and severely jeopardized peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, said Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Chinese Defense Ministry on Thursday. Senior Colonel Wu’s remarks came after two US guided missile destroyers USS McCain and USS Wilbur sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Decemb...

From 3rd aircraft carrier to fighter jets: weapons to expect in 2021 Liu Xuanzun Published: Dec 30, 2020 07:26 PM The guided-missile destroyer Qiqihar (Hull 121) attached to the navy under the PLA Northern Theater Command fires its main gun at mock sea targets during a maritime live-fire training exercise in mid December, 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Zhang Hailong) The progress of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) in modernizing and expanding its arsenal will continue over the ...

US prefers SCS instability so it can thrive By Hu Bo Source: Global Times Published: 2020/12/24 17:33:39 US prefers instability in the South China Sea. Illustration: Liu Rui/GT The USS John S. McCain "conducted freedom of navigation operation" near the Nansha Islands, South China Sea on Tuesday, according to a news release by US 7th Fleet. Senior Colonel Tian Junli, a spokesperson at the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command, responded in a statement that the operat...

An improved variant of Chinas J-11B aircraft has reportedly entered batch production, and experts said on Thursday that this type of heavy fighter jet has possibly received upgrades on its radar system that can increase its situational awareness and combat range.

Who is making waves in South China Sea? By Hu Bo The US Navy 7th Fleet released a piece of news on December 22 that its warship USS John S. McCain conducted a “freedom of navigation operation” near the Nansha islands and reefs that day. In response, a spokesperson for the PLA Southern Theater Command said, the US guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain trespassed into the waters adjacent to China’s Nansha islands and reefs without Chinese Government’s permission, and the naval and ...

H-6K variant seen at China-Russia strategic patrol By Liu Xuanzun Source: Global Times Published: 2020/12/23 19:38:31 A H-6 strategic bomber attached to a bomber regiment of the naval aviation force under the PLA Southern Theater Command soars into the air during a recent realistic flight training exercise. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Gao Hongwei)  A new variant of Chinas H-6K bomber, which experts said on Wednesday is more powerful than the original version, was spotted in the second joi...

PLA expels US warship trespassing South China Sea Led by the guided-missile frigate Yongzhou (Hull 628), a frigate flotilla with the navy under the PLA Southern Theater Command steams in formation in an undisclosed sea area during a maritime training exercise in early December 2020. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Chen Tanggui) The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command on Tuesday warned away a US warship that trespassed the South China Sea, leading analysts to say the PLA...

China expels US Navy destroyer from disputed waters in South China Sea 22 Dec, 2020 07:23 PM 4 minutes to read By: Nicola Smith China claims its military has "expelled" a US Navy destroyer after it "trespassed" into Chinese territorial waters close to the Spratly Islands, in a fresh escalation of tensions between Washington and Beijing over the South China Sea. Todays statement by Senior Colonel Tian Junli, spokesman for the Peoples Liberation Southern Command, came shortly after the US Navy an...